Texas Hot Cocoa Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 1/2-4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups wondra flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 1/2-4 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners' sugar
• nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine in saucepan cocoa, butter, oil, and water.
• 2 bring to a boil, stirring; let cool.
• 3 combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
• 4 pour cocoa mixture, when cooled, over flour and sugar; and beat until smooth.
• 5 combine buttermilk, eggs, soda, cinnamon and vanilla; then beat into above mixture.
• 6 grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan; bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 7 frosting: start 10 minutes before baking is done.
• 8 combine frosting ingredients except for confectioner's sugar in a bowl, mix.
• 9 add confectioner's sugar; stir well, then beat until thick.
• 10 spoon frosting over hot cake.
• 11 top with nuts if desired.